The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (February 28, 2009) - The WaPo's High Horse

But surely the deeper point is that 1979 is not a solid data point...
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...You can't use scientific evidence whose source believes it points to global warming to argue that it points against it - without some clarification, at least.

"Real"Climate: Discredited alarmist policy advocate Gavin Schmidt weighs in

It would have been pleasant to see an example of the conservative punditocracy actually learning something from the real world instead of resorting to ever-more unconvincing pseudo-legalistic justifications and attacks on the messenger to avoid taking their head out of the sand.

Prometheus » Blog Archive » Tim Flannery on Engaging Skeptics

In the FT today, Tim Flannery, an Australian activist and scientist, indicates that he has learned that the tactic of chasing skeptics around is a losing proposition. However, judging by the frenzied excitement over George Will this week, few others seem to agree.